DSC08645 Photo courtesy Bill Bushnell

Mammoth Trip, 2022

September 26

Echo Ridge



Stella abruptly arrives on the ridge and gets a sudden glimpse down the other side. No, she says, I'm not doing this today. -F.


I wasn't willing to push myself through 20 minutes of terror just to say I reached the top. If our lives had depended on it, I would have done it. But I was here to have a good time, not to prove myself or build character. I'm OK with my decision. -S.